Eileen Fisher, a clothing design company, has corporate offices and a retail shop at Bridge Street Properties by the Hudson.

Eileen Fisher was too frivolous, The New York Times too mundane.

For those designers, like Eileen Fisher, who continue to produce petite sizes for department stores, there is a growing unease about the business.

Take the story of Eileen Fisher, which the Business Partnership said represents the kind of growth many Westchester companies are experiencing.

"Eileen Fisher invites two of our clients to her store in SoHo to shop every week," she said.

Eileen Fisher, an upscale women's clothing store chain, will open this summer.

"Here I'm more Zach's mom than Eileen Fisher," she said, referring to her 8-year-old son.

Gaetan Benson, who offers personal shopping by phone at Eileen Fisher, says she can choose clothes that flatter people she has never even seen.

The article also misstated the initial investment of Eileen Fisher, a fashion designer.

Eileen Fisher, for example, creates dignified, well-made clothing that can disguise a number of anatomic misfortunes.